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CIPS Yorkshire Branch AGM & Our most valuable skills

Wednesday 20th November 2014 Sandy Duncan

CIPS Yorkshire Branch Chair Email: yorkshire@cipsbranch.org LinkedIn Group: CIPS Yorkshire Branch

• Welcome
• AGM
• Education Sub-Group Update
• Our Most Valuable Skills –

– Lisa Mayes, Hays Employment trends, managing your career, recruiting, salaries and benefits. – Lisa Malone, Procurious Social media and procurement

• Networking

• AGM

– Review of the previous year – Plans for the year ahead – Financial report – Election of new Committee representation – Update on responsibilities

• Review of the previous year

– Events (December 2013 to October 2014)

• January – NEC Contracts (joint with South Yorks)
• March – CIPS President Visit
• May – Procurement & Supply Careers Workshop at Leeds University
• May – NE Branch Conference; Procurement – your career of choice
• June – Sustainable Procurement at Leeds Metropolitan University

– Education Sub-group

• Update from Bob
• Plan for the year ahead

– More events, more co-ordination with Congress and CIPS HQ, and continue joint activities with other Branches – Specific Education initiatives – Support NE regional conference

• Financial report

• Election of new Committee Members

– Resignations: Emma Fisher, Mick Holding, Alan Wake-Forbes, Sandy Duncan – Nominations: Barbara Begg, Deb Walker, Rick Webb and Lee Ruddock

• Proposed new Committee Structure 2013/14

– Chair – Darren Webb (taking over from Sandy Duncan) – Vice Chair – Yvonne Findlay (taking over from Darren Webb) – Secretary – Barbara Begg (taking over from Yvonne Findlay) – Communications, Events and Social Media – Deb Walker (provisional, taking

• ver from Emma Fisher)

– Education Liaison Officer – Bob Kilcoyne (no change) – Other Committee Members – Rachel Lunn (and deputy to Bob Kilcoyne on Education Sub-Group), Rick Webb and Lee Ruddock – Support offered by: Alex Hodge, Mick Holding, Alan Wake-Forbes, Sandy Duncan, Malcolm Taylor

• Education Sub Group

– Bob Kilcoyne, Rachel Lunn, Yvonne Findlay, Ellie Cope, Ozlem Bak

CIPS Yorkshire Branch Education Sub-Group

Report to the Branch AGM on the Work

• f the Sub-Group in 2013/14

and Plans for 2014/15

Name: Bob Kilcoyne Date: 12 November 2014

CIPS Yorkshire Branch Education Sub-Group

Sub-Group Aims and Objectives:

To help the branch understand and meet the needs of CIPS students within the region

To develop understanding of purchasing and supply management and to promote procurement as a career option amongst students in the region

CIPS Yorkshire Branch Education Sub-Group

Five members

First meeting - 25 September 2013

Monthly teleconference meetings

CIPS Yorkshire Branch Education Sub-Group

CIPS E-mail to students in the region, January 2014:

We are keen to understand what support students might want from the branch …

Feedback – help with exam preparation

CIPS Yorkshire Branch Education Sub-Group

Activities in 2014:

Meetings with University / College careers services

Leeds University Business School Careers Seminar

CIPS NE Conference

Careers Event, Leeds City College

Pizza Puzzle event, Horsforth School

CIPS Yorkshire Branch Education Sub-Group

Pizza Puzzle: your route to a challenging career

You are a buyer working for a pizza manufacturer

Supplier A … lowest price but based in Kenya

Supplier B … East European, slightly more expensive

Supplier C … British, a local cooperative but the most expensive

Which would you choose?

CIPS Yorkshire Branch Education Sub-Group

Plans for 2015:

Exam Preparation Webinar (May 2015)

Schools and Colleges

Careers

Mentoring

Demand for procurement expertise

Work with South Yorkshire and Humberside branches

CIPS Yorkshire Branch Education Sub-Group

So, how can you get involved?

Expression of Interest Form

Email yorkshire@cipsbranch.org

Have a word this evening Be inspired and inspire others

HAYS PROCUREMENT YORKSHIRE REGION

Agenda

• OVERVIEW OF THE YORKSHIRE PROCUREMENT MARKET AND

• CVS AND INTERVIEWS
• RECRUITING IN THE CURRENT MARKET
• SALARIES & BENEFITS
• VAKAAR JAVID- HAYS YORKSHIRE SUPPLY CHAIN EXPERT

The Yorkshire Procurement Market

• Improving Financial Confidence
• Manufacturing in a period of growth
• Highlighted the need for better Procurement Practices
• High demand for Indirect Buyers
• Public Sector Procurement
• Interim Opportunities
• Encourage CIPS at entry level

Seeking Opportunities?

• Sectors of growth
• Buyers in high demand
• Increase in demand for CIPS

• Candidate shortages £35-50K
• Certain Categories in demand
• Shift to Strategic Positions and E-procurement

• Public Procurement Experience
• Softer skills
• Category Management

5 Most Common Mistakes

• n a CV

5 Most Common Mistakes on a CV

• TYPOS
• LENGTH
• FORMATTING
• PERSONAL INFORMATION
• LIES

5 Most Common Mistakes to make at Interview

5 Most Common Mistakes to Make at Interview

• ARRIVING LATE
• BODY LANGUAGE
• NOT KNOWING ANYTHING ABOUT THE ORGANISATION
• NOT KNOWING YOUR CV
• TALKING TOO MUCH

Top Tips if you are Recruiting

• Be aware of Internal Talent
• Be known as a great employer
• Involve your employees in the hiring process
• Pay better than your competition
• Use your Benefits to your advantage
• Make sure you have an attractive job specification
• Make a plan on timescales and stick to it
• Know your target audience

Salaries in Yorkshire

• Assistant Buyer £25,000pa
• Buyer £33,000pa
• Senior Buyer £37,000pa
• Category Manager £45,000pa
• Procurement Manager £55,000pa
• Head of Procurement £75,000pa
• Director of Procurement £100,000pa

Benefits Sought

• 36% employees stated over 25 days holiday
• 23% stated an above average contributory pension
• 11% look for financial support for studies
• 69% stated flexitime
• 60% working from home

Supply Chain: Top 5 Skills

• Systems.IT
• Process improvement/CI/Lean
• Project Management
• People skills and Management
• Strategy and Change Management

Thank you for your Time

We will be available at the end of the event for any questions you may have.

Social Media for Procurement

Agenda

• State of play
• Why should I be on social media?
• How social is changing our interactions
• Driving innovation & efficiency
• Getting started
• Tools of the Trade
• Procurious
• Q&A

The Social Media Landscape 1.3B Users. 30M companies

300M Users. 50k job applications daily 1B Users. 500m Tweets daily

Isn’t social media just a whole lot of

NOISE?

State of play: Procurement

• We don’t have any ‘celebrities’ in the

profession

• But it is inevitable
• You’re using social without even realising it!

Supplier connection, collaboration, and problem-solving

• Small Private Networks allow for collaboration
• Opportunity to build incredibly valuable

databases

• Speed up problem solving across the supply

chain

Supply chain monitoring

• Real time monitoring allows for instant

reactions

• Can provide serious competitive advantage
• Already utilised in other industries

Demand sensing

• Ability to track trends
• Understand where and why
• Still in early stages
• Big data will have huge implications going

forward

Procurement has access to great, shareable content!

• Buying Private Jets
• Dropping Beer Glasses
• A Fleet of Jeeps by email
• Snakes on a Plane
• Share your story!

Procurement needs to upskill

• Tightening labour market
• Learn constantly or quickly become redundant
• Social Media is the perfect learning platform
• Procurious offering a suite of classes free

Procurement wants to be a customer of choice

• Connect with your suppliers
• Sales & Marketing have been doing this for

years

• Better understand who you’re dealing with

Procurement needs to create 360 degree visibility

• Be constantly front of mind with all

stakeholders

• Procurement touches every part of the

business

• This should be reflected in Social Media

presence

• Engage & interact with all parties

Procurement is inherently suited to horizontal collaboration

• You’re already accustomed to multi-faceted

comms

• Social Media makes this easier
• Remote collaboration is made much easier online

“I don’t have the time” “I don’t know where to begin”

20-30 minutes is all it takes

Tools of The Trade

What is Procurious?

Networking Learning Events Discussions

A word of warning

• You’re dealing with commercially sensitive

material

• Don’t forget your business’ social media policy
• If something doesn’t feel right to post, don’t post it
• Most of all, use your common sense
• Enjoy the adventure!

Questions?

Reminders

• 2. Maintain your

‘MyCIPS’ Profile

• 1. Join Our LinkedIn Group

• 4. Keep in Touch with your

branch Email us –

yorkshire@cipsbranch.org

• 3. Update

Your CPD

Thank you and safe journey home